The outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a total of 18 countries now reporting cases
A laboratory nurse takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case of Mpox in Congo The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention made the announcement on Tuesday, having raised the alarm last week about the speed at which a new strain of the disease has been spreading.
On 29 July, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said the risk from mpox in Europe was “very low”. Mr Kaseya said in the briefing that the continent needs more than 10 million doses of the mpox vaccine, but only about 200,000 are available. He promised that Africa CDC would work to quickly increase the supply to the continent.“We have a clear plan to secure more than 10 million doses in Africa, starting with 3 million doses in 2024,” he added, without stating from where the vaccines would be sourced.
A milder version of the virus spread to more than a hundred countries in 2022, largely through sexual contact, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern, its highest level of alert.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a second health alert last week to notify clinicians and health departments about the deadly new strain.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Renewed mpox threat finds public unpreparedIt has been two years since the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, a disease endemic to Africa that had spread to scores of countries.
Read more »
Africa CDC likely to declare mpox health emergency: DirectorThe African Union's health watchdog said on Thursday it was 'likely' to declare a public health emergency next week over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent.
Read more »
WHO's emergency committee to meet Aug 14 over MpoxThe World Health Organization's emergency committee will meet next Wednesday to decide whether to trigger its highest alert level over an Mpox outbreak sweeping through several African countries.
Read more »
Africa's CDC declares mpox a public health emergencyThe African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a 'clarion call for action'.
Read more »
Mpox cases are soaring in Africa—what must be done to prevent a global pandemicAlarmed by the surge in mpox cases in Africa, the WHO is meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest alert level over the mpox outbreak sweeping through several African countries.
Read more »
WHO considers declaring mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International ConcernThe WHO is poised to activate its last-resort alarm for the growing mpox outbreak in central Africa by declaring it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) - with the committee responsible for the decision meeting on Wednesday.
Read more »